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MGM Resorts Jim Murren Explores Wynn Resorts Buyout
MGM Resorts bought Mirage Resorts for $4.4 billion from Steve Wynn in 2000, a purchase which included Bellagio. MGM Resorts has explored “back-channel” approaches in a buyout of rival Las Vegas casino company Wynn Resorts, according to the New York...
Arlington, Texas Set to Have World’s Largest eSports Arena
The Esports Arena Arlington will have adjustable crowd sizes and 7-days-a-week stationary gaming for visitors. An architecture firm and an electronic sports venue developer want to bring the world’s largest eSports stadium to Arlington, Texas. Arlington is home...
Penn National Gaming Wins 2nd Mini-Casino License
Reading, Pennsylvania is the headquarters for Penn National Gaming. Penn National Gaming won the bidding for the 5th new mini-casino license issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Commission. This is the second mini-casino license Penn National has won in the bidding...
D Hotel Owner Misses on $1 Million NCAA Basketball Bet
Derek and Nicole Stevens tried halftime superstition adjustments, but Villainova pulled away in the 2nd Half. Derek Stevens, owner of the D Hotel and Casino (Fitzgeralds), lost a $1 million payout on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship last night. A month,...
Ocean Resort and Hyatt to Partner in Old Revel Casino
Ocean Resort Casino will feature a Hyatt Unbound Collection hotel and the Exhale fitness and spa center. Ocean Resort Casino plans to re-open the Revel Casino in the summer of 2018 with a high-powered partner, Hyatt. Bruce Deifik’s Ocean Resort Casino brand...
Dueling Arkansas Casino Proposals Hope for Statewide Vote
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will decide whether the casino proposals can move forward. Arkansas voters may go to the polls in November 2018 to decide the fate of two prospective casino developments. At present, the Arkansas attorney general is deciding...
9 Reasons Legal Sports Betting’s Time Has Come in America
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched a 5-year legal challenge to the federal ban on land-based sports betting. The New York Times published an op-ed article on Friday discussing the change in attitudes among US residents towards sports betting over the...
Washington Judge: Big Fish Casino Is Illegal Online Gambling
A similar lawsuit version Trion Woods’ ArchAge MMORPG is taking place in California. US Federal appellate Judge Milan D. Smith ruled that Big Fish Games’s interactive social games were “illegal online gambling”. The decision overturned a...
Wynn Boston Harbor Might Be Renamed “Encore”
Wynn Resorts recently bought 9 domains with a combination of the words “Encore” and “Boston” in them. Wynn Resorts said the Las Vegas casino company “absolutely” is considering a rename of the Wynn Boston Harbor. A key executive...
New Yorkers Outraged by Talk of Del Lago Casino Bailout
When he began lobbying for a casino in 2010, Wilmot said, “I think it’s a very workable scheme…I think it will be very successful.” New York state politicians appear unanimous in their unwillingness to bail out Del Lago resort in the Finger...
